Sports and music create spaces where young people can thrive.
International Sports and Music Project is a youth development nonprofit using sports and music to create safe, consistent, supportive spaces for young people in underserved communities around the world. Through locally led programs, community events, and lasting spaces like courts, fields, and music hubs, ISMP helps young people experience joy, belonging, mentorship, expression, and opportunity.
What We Do
International Sports and Music Project helps communities create and sustain youth programs rooted in sports, music, mentorship, and belonging.
Across five countries, ISMP partners with trusted local leaders to support youth sports programs, music programs, coaches, teachers, equipment, tournaments, community events, and lasting facilities like courts, fields, and music hubs.
Our work helps young people experience joy, confidence, expression, connection, leadership, and opportunity.
10+ years | 5 countries | 1,000,000+ Individual Impact Hours
A lean organization with a global footprint
ISMP is intentionally lean, relationship-driven, and built around trusted local leaders. Over our first decade, we have created 1,000,000+ Individual Impact Hours across five countries by supporting the people, programs, equipment, and spaces that make consistent access to sports and music possible.
Locally led
We partner with coaches, teachers, and community leaders who know their communities best.
Built to last
We do more than fund activities. We help build courts, fields, and music hubs where programs can thrive.
Measured by consistency
We track Individual Impact Hours because lasting impact comes from repeated access, not one-time participation.
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More people than ever before are making charitable giving part of their personal monthly subscriptions. Help lead our organization, change children’s lives, and win cool prizes all by joining our Monthly Giving Community! Thank you for going the extra mile so kids can learn life skills and have FUN!
why sports and music?
Sports and music are not extras. They create joy, confidence, friendship, expression, discipline, leadership, and belonging.
A basketball court, soccer field, track team, music class, or recording studio can become the place where a young person feels safe, seen, capable, and connected.
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how we started
ISMP began in 2014, when founder Jason Steinberg moved to Pohnpei, Micronesia after graduating from UNC-Chapel Hill. While teaching English, coaching basketball, and sharing music with students, Jason saw how much talent, creativity, and joy young people had — and how often they lacked basic access to equipment, instruments, uniforms, and structured opportunities.
What started as a small effort to support student-athletes grew into International Sports and Music Project: a global nonprofit using sports and music to create safe, supportive spaces for young people across five countries.
